Catholic Church

Orji Kalu says he will leave the APC if President Tinubu ever undermines opposition politics or disrespects the Catholic Church, insisting the President remains committed to democratic values. The Abia North senator rejects claims that Tinubu's "all is...

July 10 (THEWILL) — The Catholic Church in Nigeria has announced the death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City and former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who passed away...

August 26, (THEWILL) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has called on the federal government to urgently address the issues of corruption, poverty and hardship in the country to avoid widespread social and economic crisis. The President of the...

December 25, (THEWILL) - At least three worshippers were killed by gunmen, who attacked the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Nkweagu, in Abakaliki local government Area of Ebonyi state, on Christmas Eve. Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese, Rev. Peter Nworie, ...

September 30, (THEWILL) - Pope Francis, on Saturday, elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church. The new red-hatted princes of the Church...

July 11, (THEWILL) - A Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Joseph Azubuike, kidnapped on Tuesday, with three others, by unknown gunmen, have regained their freedom. The kidnapped Fr. Joseph is the Parish Priest of St. Charles Parish, Mgbaleze Isu in...

June 07, (THEWILL) - The Vatican has revealed that Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for several days. According to Matteo Bruni, the Vatican's spokesperson,...

April 16, (THEWILL) - It takes a certain amount of courage to quit one supposedly respectable profession for another seen as less dignified. In the eyes of many, a priest in a Catholic Church has more social standing and...

March 22, (THEWILL) - The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has warned that the ethnic profiling and violence that marred the just-concluded 2023 elections in Lagos State could truncate the peaceful co-existence of residents in...

The Catholic Church has tasked the Federal Government to provide enabling environment for citizens to exercise their franchise in 2023, devoid of violence, intimidation, vote buying and vote selling. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of...